Chapter 19 – Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 19
Nuclear Chemistry
1. Alpha particles are identical to
2. Beta particles are identical to
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3.
List the number of protons, neutrons, and nucleons (protons + neutrons), in that order, for an isotope with the symbol:
4.
List the number of protons, neutrons, and nucleons (protons + neutrons), in that order, for an isotope with the
symbol:
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5. Which of the following is characteristic of a nuclear reaction?
I. Electrons in atomic orbitals are involved in the breaking and forming of bonds
II. Elements are converted from one to another
III. Reaction rates are typically not affected by catalysts
IV. Atoms are rearranged by the breaking and forming of chemical bonds
6. Which of the following represents a rule for balancing a nuclear equation?
I. The total number of protons plus neutrons in the products and reactants must be the same
II. The total number of each type of element in the products and reactants must be the same
III. The total number of nuclear charges in the products and reactants must be the same
IV. The total number of each type of elementary particle in the products and reactants must be
the same
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7. As a result of alpha emission, the product nucleus is
8. As a result of beta decay, the product nucleus is
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9.
When atoms of beryllium-9 are bombarded with alpha particles, neutrons are produced. What new isotope is also formed?
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10. When atoms of aluminum-27 are bombarded with alpha particles, a neutron and an element are produced. The particular
isotope formed is
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11.
What is the missing symbol in this plutonium fission reaction?
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.12. Predict the other product of the following nuclear transformation
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13. Radium-226 decays by alpha emission. What is its decay product?
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14. Sulfur-35 decays by beta emission. The decay product is
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15.
Consider the following decay series:
Which type of nuclear process occurs in steps a and b, respectively?
16.
Consider the following decay series:
Which type of nuclear process occurs in steps c and d, respectively?
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17. Consider the following decay series:
What is the complete element symbol for the product labeled Y?
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18. Consider the following decay series:
What is the symbol for the product labeled as Z?
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19.
Consider the following decay series:
What type of nuclear process occurs at the transformation labeled I?
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20.
Consider the following decay series:
What type of nuclear process occurs at the transformation labeled II?
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21. Consider the following decay series:
What is the symbol for the product labeled as Y?
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22. Consider the following decay series:
What is the symbol for the product labeled as Z?
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23.
Consider the following decay series:
What type of nuclear process occurs at the transformation labeled I?
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24.
Consider the following decay series:
What type of nuclear process occurs at the transformation labeled II?
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25.
The only stable isotope of iodine is iodine-127. Predict the mode of decay of